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Why do some people call the Civil War the War Between the States?
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∙ 16y ago
Because the states took sides and fought a war. One of the key issues involved were states' rights, including slavery.
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What do you call people who stand up for civil rights?
Civil Rights Activist.
What did the southern states call their country during the civil war?
Confederates, Rebels, Rebs, Johnny Rebs, Secessionists,
What did people call Rosa Parks?
rosa parks
What do you call people who were thick glasses all the time?
I definitely don't call them people who can't distinguish the difference between "were" and "wear."
What did Ulysses S. Grant do to become a hero?
I am not sure I would call him a "hero", but he was commander of the Union forces in the Civil War and became President of the United States.
What was the war between the American north and Southern states called?
It is generally called the War between the States, although some people call it the Civil War and some call it the War of the Northern Aggression.
What was the true name for the US Civil War?
The American Civil War is sometimes called the War Between the States, the War of Rebellion, or the War for Southern Independence. People in the Northern States tended to call it the Civil War, even though it was, obviously, not very civil. People in the Southern States tended to call it "The War Between the States", which it was. So they were probably right. But the South lost. So the North got to pick the name.
What is the generally used name for the war between the North and the South?
Northerners call it the American Civil War - stressing that it was war within one nation. Southerners prefer to call it The War Between the States - making a demarcation between the Union and the Confederate states.
What was the war between the states during the Civil War?
The War Between the States, or the War of Northern Aggression, are simply different names for the war most people call the American Civil.War. They're the same, it really depends on where in tbe country you live which will dictate the most commonly used name.
What did the northern states in the US Civil War call themselves?
The northern states in the US Civil War called themselves "The Union."
Did the north call the Civil War the Civil War?
At the time of the war, the northern states referred to it as the "War of Southern Secession;" at the same time, southern states referred to it as the "War of Northern Agression." More people in the North started referring to it as the Civil War following the Gettysburg Address.
What do you call people who stand up for civil rights?
Civil Rights Activist.
What did the United States call themself during the civil war?
The United States but it was sometimes referd to as the Union
What was the name of the USwar between the south and the north?
The Civil War (1861-1865) The Civil War was fought between the Union (north) and the Confederacy (south). The war was fought mainly about the issue of slavery. The Union eventually won and that is what makes us the United States of America today.
What do you call a war between the same country?
A civil war.
What do we call people that lived in minnasota?
civil lawsuits
What was the name of the US war between north and south?
Most of the world knows it as the American Civil War. I think the North likes to call it the War Between the States, and the South prefers The War Between the Brothers. There are also some who call it The War About Slavery, but that claim is more contentious.
